[HCM][Agency] T&A Ogilvy: Looking for Senior Account Executive - PR

Role – A Senior Account Excutive – PR should be an experienced, broadly capable project and account manager, who handles a wide range of assignments, projects and/or clients with a high degree of success and independence. She has strong client relationships and is considered a company leader.

Concept – A Senior Account Excutive – PR has demonstrated high-level professional knowledge and skills. She/he is able to manage a few accounts, with little top cover from her managing director and client services director. She should have strong project management, budgeting, counseling, programming, people management and business development skills with increased emphasis and demonstrated success in building business and people. She has the confidence and support of client contacts and strong relationships with the client organization. As a firm wide leader, an Account Manager – PR demonstrates the ability and wherewithal to deliver on our vision, performance requirements and growth projections. An Account Manager – PR has strong relationships with and the confidence of the client. The time limit on the Account Manager – PR position is usually 3-4 years

Account Management

A Senior Account Excutive – PR meets all the responsibilities and expectations of an account supervisor and:

• Sets and manages client expectations.
• Develops and manages projects/programs, including implementation plans, evaluation mechanisms, staffing plans, budgets and timelines.
• In managing account team ensures that work is delegated to the appropriate experience levels within the team structure.
• Independently handles several accounts directing much of the day-to-day work with assistance from more senior staff as appropriate.
• Is the client contact for the full account and ensures that agency points of contact grow over time.
• Develops presentations for clients relative to project management/program status.
• Ensures that the team(s) is appropriately informed and involved in projects.
• Anticipates and leads in the resolution of emerging account problems.
• Ensures that team can articulate and apply agency vision, goals, practice areas and capabilities.

Professional Skills

• Has depth and diversity of account experience that informs public relations counsel.
• Has full understanding of public relations and a consistent track record of achieving public relations objectives.
• Understands business trends for industry segment/products.
• Responsible for overall development of programs based on team input.
• Directs development of range of materials developed by account team including client memos, press releases, speeches, articles, brochures, presentation and collateral materials.
• Efficiently and effectively plans and manages large-scale events.
• Develops and guides media relations strategy.
• Applies specialized industry expertise to client work.
• Helps team apply knowledge of the creative process, graphic and video production, as well as IT and emerging media.
• Has established a circle of industry editorial, investment community, professional and/or third-party group contacts.
• Has strong presentation skills and demonstrated ability to play a leadership role in a wide range of presentation settings.
• Anticipates and develops solutions to client needs and problems.
• Provides strong leadership in building effective, productive account teams.

Financial/Administrative

• Develops accurate project budgets and monitors them effectively.
• Oversees timely development and distribution of bills and activity reports.
• Follows-up with clients on collections and other financial and administrative details.
• Completes timesheets daily and otherwise acts in accordance with company policies and procedures and ensures the same for the team.
• Contributes to forecasting/projections done by more senior managers.
• Meets Account Manager – PR billability targets and ensures the team does the same for their levels.
• Is gaining awareness and understanding of our contractual agreements and their impact on agency procedures.

People Management

• Participates with senior managers in hiring, assessment and career development activities.
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses of direct reports and team members, providing day-to-day counseling on job performance and career development as appropriate.
• Manages timely performance appraisals for direct reports.
• Manages staff to maximize productivity and individual, team and financial performance.

Business Development

• Provides leadership in growing existing accounts.
• Identifies and pursues opportunities for developing new business within and across company offices and practice areas.
• Provides leadership in developing and presenting new business programs for potential and existing clients.
• Ensures that team contributes quality ideas and recommendations for new/expanded programs and proposals.
• Delivers strong analyses, strategy and concepts to new program development.
• Presents and discusses firm capabilities, based on knowledge of cases, products and services and ensures team understanding of this area.
• Must be familiar with New Business Guidebook and databases.

Initiative and General Management

• Is familiar with, and supports achievement of, the company’s vision and exemplifies the company’s values.
• Routinely contributes to agency growth and performance as project, team, group and agency leader.
• Manages people in effective, productive manner that also develops their skills and loyalty to the firm.
• Delegates effectively.
• Routinely develops and implements solutions when problems arise.
• Assists peers in problem solving.
• Leverages talents of colleagues in own problem solving.
• Routinely seeks and shares information with colleagues.
• Directs and facilitates others’ contributions to team, staff and client meetings.
• Displays work ethic and values of the firm in day-to-day behavior.
• Routinely invests in building agency and client accounts and resources. Works with senior managers to identify and address supervisory training, leadership and career development needs.
• Continually seeks new ways to learn and improve and contribute.
• Delegates effectively.

Requirement

• At least 2 years working experience in PR & Social Media
• Experience in project management
• Good presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to develop contents
• Prefer female

Interested CV please send CV to: [email protected]

Thanks!

HR Team